Human alpha-lactalbumin made lethal to tumor cells (HAMLET) kills human glioblastoma cells in brain xenografts by an apoptosis-like mechanism and prolongs survival.

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Published in Cancer Res on March 15, 2004

Authors

Walter Fischer1, Lotta Gustafsson, Ann-Kristin Mossberg, Janne Gronli, Sverre Mork, Rolf Bjerkvig, Catharina Svanborg

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Glycobiology, University of Lund, Sölvegatan 23, 223-62 Lund, Sweden.

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